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Bernie Vince
Vince playing for Melbourne in June 2017
Personal information
Full name	Bernard Vince
Date of birth	(1985-10-02) 2 October 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Stansbury, South Australia
Original team(s)	Woodville-West Torrens (SANFL)
Draft	No. 32, 2005 national draft
Debut	Round 1, 2006, Adelaide vs. Collingwood, at Telstra Dome
Height	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	86 kg (190 lb)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Playing career
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2006–2013	Adelaide	129 0(80)
2014–2018	Melbourne	100 0(33)
Total		229 (113)
International team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
2011	Australia	2 (0)
Playing statistics correct to the end of 2018. State and international statistics correct as of 2011.
Career highlights
Malcolm Blight Medallist: 2009 Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medallist: 2015 Michael Tuck Medallist: 2012 Showdown Medal: 2008
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Bernard Vince (born 2 October 1985) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Adelaide and Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He has since become involved in the football media, working for Triple M and Fox Footy.

At the time of his retirement, Vince was only one of seven players in VFL/AFL history to have played 100 or more games at two clubs and win the best and fairest award at both clubs.

Playing career

Originally from Stansbury on the Yorke Peninsula, Vince grew up on the family farm with four younger sisters and attended school at Minlaton District School until his senior years, which were spent in Adelaide at Prince Alfred College where he represented the school in the Open A Grade football and cricket teams.

Vince originally played Australian Rules football for the CMS Crows. After an unsuccessful stint in the SANFL, he returned to Stansbury, but eventually Woodville-West Torrens gave him a chance to play in the SANFL firsts—successfully played four games–including 3 finals. Vince was selected by the Adelaide Football Club in the 2005 national draft with pick 32.

Vince played all pre-season NAB Cup games in 2006, and debuted later that year—playing ten games in his first two seasons. He played six consecutive games early in 2007 before missing the rest of the season due to form and injury.

2008 saw Vince become a consistent member of Adelaide's young midfield, capable of going forward as well. One such performance earned him the Showdown Medal in Showdown XXIV against rivals Port Adelaide, despite being one of several Crows to take heavy knocks in the six-point victory. In round 11 against Richmond, he exceeded 30 disposals for the first time—also kicking 3 goals—as Adelaide won by 50 points. He has continued this form in 2009, being one of the club's, and league's, leading possession-getters. Vince topped a great season by winning the Adelaide Crows Best and Fairest award in 2009.

In 2007 and 2010 Vince was suspended by Adelaide for missing curfews. Prior to the start of the 2012 AFL season, Vince was reprimanded, but not suspended, after reportedly stripping down to his underwear in a pub after celebrating his cricket team winning the championship. Vince had played for the Stansbury, South Australia for most of the season, but Adelaide coach Brenton Sanderson prevented him from playing in the final to avoid any chance of injury so close to the AFL season.

Vince was traded to the Melbourne Demons during the 2013 Trade Period.

In 2015, he won the Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal as Melbourne's best and fairest, polling one vote ahead of Jack Viney.

Personal life

Vince married Abbie Noonan in 2017. They have one son, Harvey and two daughters, Olivia and Charlotte.

Statistics

Honours and achievements

Team

• NAB Cup (Adelaide): 2012

Individual

• Michael Tuck Medal: 2012
• Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Trophy: 2015
• Malcolm Blight Medal: 2009
• Showdown Medal: 2008 (Round 3)
• Australia international rules football team: 2011

References

1. "Bernie's back! Retired Demon returns to the Melbourne Football Club in a new role". foxsports.com.au. 4 December 2018.
2. "Vince joins Adelaide club greats". The Advertiser.
3. Brettig, Daniel (8 August 2007). "Adelaide trio suspended". Archived from the original on 14 October 2012.
4. "Crows suspend three players for breaches". The Age. Melbourne. 17 May 2010.
5. Rucci, Michelangelo (13 March 2012). "No Vince suspension but Crows unimpressed with boxer shorts incident". The Advertiser.
6. Ryan, Peter (18 October 2013). "Melbourne swoops on Vince". AFL Bigpond.
7. Guthrie, Ben (11 September 2015). "Vince ends Jones' streak for maiden Demons crown". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
8. Iannella, Antimo (20 February 2019). "Bernie Vince welcomes first child, a baby boy called Harvey". adelaidenow.com.au.
9. "Bernie Vince". AFL Tables. Retrieved 30 August 2014.

External links

• Bernie Vince's profile on the official website of the Melbourne Football Club
• Bernie Vince's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Bernie Vince on Twitter
• Bernie Vince's profile from Demonwiki
• Bernie Vince's profile from TLA website

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• 1985 births
• Living people
• Adelaide Football Club players
• Woodville-West Torrens Football Club players
• Malcolm Blight Medal winners
• People educated at Prince Alfred College
• Australian rules footballers from South Australia
• Melbourne Football Club players
• Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Trophy winners
• Australia international rules football team players
• Casey Demons players
• Australian people of English descent